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Control D

Who runs Control D, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest DNS filtering alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
–
Closest alternative
NextDNS

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Control D

Control D controld.com

Encrypted DNS filtering trusted by 100M+ users. Blocks malware and trackers on every OS. Flat fee per endpoint. Start free.

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What Control D tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

trackers that follow visitors

None of the 18 alternatives below has fewer; 12 have more.

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Cookie banner
None found

We found no trackers, ad pixels or third-party embeds on Control D’s homepage.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Control D

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Control D, thumbs down if it isn’t.

No ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    NextDNS nextdns.io Top 10K English No trackers

    NextDNS - The new firewall for the modern Internet

    NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.

    Compare NextDNS with Control D →
  2. 02
    DNSFilter dnsfilter.com English 2 trackers

    Best-Rated DNS Filtering Service | DNS Security | DNSFilter

    The DNS filtering service trusted by 57,000+ organizations. DNSFilter's DNS security software blocks malware, phishing, and unwanted sites in minutes.

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  3. 03
    AdGuard DNS adguard-dns.io English No trackers

    AdGuard DNS — ad-blocking DNS server

    Create your ad-blocking DNS server that will protect your personal data, prevent tracking and allow you to control access to specific content on the Internet.

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  4. 04
    CleanBrowsing cleanbrowsing.org English 1 tracker

    CleanBrowsing | DNS Content Filtering Service

    Affordable DNS filtering that blocks malware, adult content, and unwanted sites. Protect schools, families, and businesses at the network level.

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  5. 05
    Cloudflare cloudflare.com Top 100 English 1 tracker

    Cloudflare: Build for the agent era

    Welcome to Cloudflare - Powering the next generation of applications

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  6. 06
    Pi-hole pi-hole.net English No trackers

    Pi-hole – Network-wide Ad Blocking

    ad- and tracker-blocking application

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  7. 07
    AdGuard adguard.com Top 10K English No trackers

    AdGuard Ad Blocker — block ads, popups, and trackers

    AdGuard is the best way to get rid of annoying ads and online tracking and protect your computer from malware. Make your web surfing fast, safe and ad-free

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  8. 08
    OpenDNS opendns.com Top 1K

    company

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  9. 09
    Quad9 quad9.net Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Quad9 | A public and free DNS service for a better security and privacy

    A public and free DNS service for a better security and privacy

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  10. 10
    DDoS-Guard ddos-guard.net English 1 tracker

    DDoS-Guard | Reliable DDoS Protection & Mitigation

    DDoS protection for companies and businesses of any level. ✔️ 4 Tbps scrubbing capacity. ✔️882 000+ projects under protection. ✔️ No hidden charges

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  11. 11
    PowerDNS Authoritative Server powerdns.com English 2 trackers

    Home

    Boost subscriber performance by up to 25% for less than 1% of your overall 5G network investment.

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  12. 12
    Spamhaus spamhaus.org Top 1K English 1 tracker

    Strengthening trust and safety across the internet | Spamhaus

    Strengthening trust and safety online through IP and domain reputation intelligence, expertise, education, and community collaboration.

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  13. 13
    Malwarebytes malwarebytes.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    All-in-One Cybersecurity Protection: Antivirus, VPN & Scam Guard

    All-in-one cybersecurity software for all your devices. Malwarebytes provides smarter antivirus, VPN, and scam detection for you and your family.

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  14. 14
    SpamCop spamcop.net No trackers

    SpamCop.net - Beware of cheap imitations

    Beware of cheap imitations! SpamCop has been protecting the internet community since 1998. Automatically file spam reports with the network administrators who can stop unsolicited email at the source. Subscribe, and filter your email before it reaches your inbox.

    Compare SpamCop with Control D →
  15. 15
    TotalAV totalav.com English No trackers

    Official Site | TotalAV Award-Winning Antivirus Provider

    TotalAV's Award-Winning antivirus instantly blocks harmful malware threats and viruses in real-time, keeping your personal data and identity safe.

    Compare TotalAV with Control D →
  16. 16
    Sucuri sucuri.net English 4 trackers

    Sucuri - Complete Website Security, Protection & Monitoring

    Website security made simple—Sucuri offers fast malware cleanup, reliable monitoring, and powerful protection for any CMS.

    Compare Sucuri with Control D →
  17. 17
    Comodo Group comodo.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    Advanced Website Protection for Unmatched Cyber Defense

    Safeguard your devices with Comodo's advanced endpoint protection and protect your websites from malware and cyber threats. Secure your site now!

    Compare Comodo Group with Control D →
  18. 18
    Imperva imperva.com English 3 trackers

    Cyber Security Leader | Imperva, Inc.

    Imperva provides complete cyber security by protecting what really matters most—your data and applications—whether on-premises or in the cloud.

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  19. 19
    DataDome datadome.co Top 10K

    cybersecurity company

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  20. 20
    MxToolbox mxtoolbox.com English 2 trackers

    MX Lookup Tool - Check your DNS MX Records online - MxToolbox

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Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Control D’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Control D uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Control D adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 7 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,192
Vector
384-d
Query
35 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Control D’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

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